The Colorado Trust Community Resilience Initiative

Capacity Building Support by Omni Institute

About Omni

Since July 2024, through the Colorado Trust's Community Resilience Initiative, Omni has provided tailored capacity-building support to CRI grantees in the Mental/Behavioral Health and Housing cohorts. This support includes:

Individualized technical assistance and coaching delivered at a pace set by each organization
Learning community sessions, including trainings and lightly facilitated peer spaces
Resources, templates, and tools

Omni's approach is grounded in community-based adult learning and change management frameworks and supports grantees across all stages of their project lifecycle, from startup and assessment through planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability.

What We Do

Individualized TA and Coaching

Omni offers timely, customized support to individuals working at funded organizations, utilizing specialized expertise, communication, and collaboration to build skills and knowledge, improve systems and performance, or create tools and resources to strengthen program and service delivery. Individual technical assistance (TA) and coaching occur throughout the grant cycle at a pace decided between the coach and the individual organization.

Reach out if you have any questions or are interested in TA or Coaching: crisupport@omni.org

OR, click on the links below for more information:

English Version

Spanish Version

Learning Communities and Trainings

Omni provides trust grantees with topic-specific learning community sessions and training, aiming to boost knowledge and skills while promoting information sharing among grantees to foster collaboration. Session topics are driven by trustee needs and have included areas related to evaluation planning and implementation, marketing and communication, social networking, and sustainability.

For access to current or past session or training materials, click HERE.

Peer Spaces

To foster collaboration among grantees, Omni offers peer spaces across different cohorts, allowing programs to connect and exchange knowledge and experiences. These Peer Spaces are driven by participants and are open to any grantee interested in attending without any obligation.

To learn more about the Peer Spaces or get involved, click HERE.

Resources, Templates, and Tools!

Omni provides a range of resources to assist capacity building for Programs. These include templates, guides, reports, and packages that concentrate on the six key areas of the project life cycle: Startup, Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability.

To access capacity-building resources, click HERE.

Meet the Team!

Ailala Kay (she/her), Project Oversight

Ailala is a seasoned leader in learning and development with nearly two decades at Omni, specializing in coalition building, strategic facilitation, and equity-focused training to strengthen public health and prevention systems across Colorado communities.

Jenna Lee Mathews (she/her), Project Lead

Jenna is a clinically trained evaluator and Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings deep expertise in behavioral health, substance use recovery, and trauma-informed care to lead complex, outcomes-focused evaluations that drive system-level improvements.

Sam Barron (she/her), TA and Coaching

Sam brings expertise in strategic planning, training, and community engagement to support children and families, with a strong commitment to equity, authentic collaboration, and systems-level change.

Arden Trewartha, TA and Coaching/ Peer Space Facilitator

Arden is an Organizational Development Manager who leads equity-centered coaching, facilitation, and capacity-building efforts with communities and organizations, drawing on deep experience in place-based strategies and collaborative partnerships to advance health and social equity.

Liz Sielatycki, TA and Coaching/ Peer Space Facilitator

Liz empowers communities through strategic training, coalition building, and youth engagement—blending public health expertise with a social work ethos rooted in dignity, equity, and lasting impact.

Bianca Gonzalez-De La Rosa, TA and Coaching

Bianca is a bilingual researcher and former behavioral health provider who brings a community-centered lens to justice, economic security, and behavioral health projects—delivering technical assistance, facilitating Spanish-language engagement, and advancing equity through storytelling and evaluation.

Jason Wheeler, TA and Resource Development

Jason applies his expertise in prevention science and survey methodology to advance behavioral and community health efforts at Omni, with a focus on improving access to care for individuals facing substance use and mental health challenges.

Stacey McClellan, Learning Community and Training

Blending clinical insight with analytical precision, Stacey is a mental health expert and Research Manager who transforms data into impactful strategies across behavioral health, substance use, and justice initiatives.

Rhiannon Streight, Training/ Peer Space Facilitator

Rhiannon is a strategic public health leader with deep expertise in opioid response, behavioral health, and community-driven planning that turns complex challenges into actionable solutions.

Nairi Kalpakian, Project Coordination

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